Line 2 (Taiyuan Metro)

Line 2
Xiqiao station
Overview
Status	In operation
Locale	Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
Termini	Jiancaoping Xiqiao
Stations	24
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Taiyuan Metro
Services	1
Daily ridership	211,000 (2020 Peak) [1]
History
Commenced	2016
Opened	26 December 2020;4 years ago (2020-12-26)
Technical
Line length	23.647 [2]  km (14.694 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Line 2 train

The Line 2 of Taiyuan Metro is the first line in Taiyuan, as well as the first line in Shanxi. The line opened on December 26, 2020. ^[3]

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Jiancaoping — Xiqiao	26 December 2020	23.647 km (14.69 mi)	23	Phase 1
Huazhangxijie	25 May 2025 [4]	N/A	1	Infill station

Stations

Phase 1 of Line 2 runs from Jiancaoping in the north to Xiqiao in the south and has 23 stations. ^[2]

Station Name		Transfer	Distance km		District
English	Chinese
Jiancaoping	尖草坪站				Jiancaoping
Jianhe	涧河站
Shenglijie	胜利街站				Xinghualing
Dabeimen	大北门站
Jihuying	缉虎营站
Fuxijie	府西街站
Kaihuasijie	开化寺街站				Yingze
Da'nanmen	大南门站	1
Tiyuguan	体育馆站
Nanneihuan	南内环站
Wangcunnanjie	王村南街站				Xiaodian
Changfengjie	长风街站
Xuefujie	学府街站
Nanzhonghuan	南中环站
Jinyangjie	晋阳街站
Longxingjie	龙兴街站
Longchenggongyuan	龙城公园站
Jiajie	嘉节站
Dianzixijie	电子西街站
Kangningjie	康宁街站
Tongdajie	通达街站
Huazhangxijie	化章西街站
Xiqiao	西桥站

Construction

Line 2 began construction in March 2016, as of July 2020, construction of all 23 stations are complete. ^[5]

In phase 1, it has a total length of 23.647 km, 23 stations, ^[2] 2 electrical stations and 1 control centre.

Security

There will be 3,500 cameras installed during Phase 1 alone, Dananmen Station (大南门站), a major interchange station, has 231 cameras installed. ^[6] All trains are unmanned and equipped with state-of-the-art technology. ^[7]

References

1. 新华网. "太原地铁开通三天 客运量已超51万人次". 新华山西 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on January 21, 2021.
2. "23座站点名等公示". Archived from the original on July 6, 2020. 全长23.647公里，设车站23座
3. "First phase of Taiyuan Subway Line 2 put into operation - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
4. "2号线化章西街站5月25日开站". 太原新闻网. 2025-05-23. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
5. "Taiyuan Gov".
6. "地铁2号线将安装各类摄像头3500个".
7. "全自动无人驾驶列车运抵太原地铁2号线". Archived from the original on May 7, 2020.